pongobaz

My wife has access to any of the cars anytime she wants. There is no "this is mine and this is yours" with us. Maybe I'm old fashion, but I view my marriage as a partnership between equals.
Having said that, she has chosen not to drive the Porsche since day one. But if one day she grabs the keys and decides to go for a drive, I won't have a problem with it.

cash-man

I was comparing Turbodan/Fcar guy's methods of rewarding his spouse with a treat when he feels like buying something for himself. I was not drawing a comparison to his spouse or her intellect, just his methods.

My wife does as she chooses. To each their own.

breakfast

Im inline with this here and cash-man.

having a father daughter type relationship with your spouse never seemed like a good idea to me.

69gaugeman

I learned a neat rick MANY years ago on how to teach someone how to drive stick. Works EVERY time. Less than 2 hours and they will be driving on the street. Gotta be there with them when they stall the first time in an intersection, though.

Turbodan

When I have extra 50k+ for a car I discuss it with my wife and she also gets to get somethng a little extravagant. I am not talking about limiting her spending. She buys what she wants but we discuss it before either of us make a 5 or 6 figure purchase. If I am buying another toy she gets something as well. We both enjoy the disposable income. Our marriage is definitely a partnership. Nothing like pavlovs. I think a lot of guys go out and buy a Porsche and get nothing for the wife. We are a team and discuss and support our lifestyles. Happy new year.

Nacelle

Lol... Great topic and some great posts.

My wife is "car tone deaf" and could not care less about my cars. Absolutely has no interest in driving one... Simple as that.

irobertson

My wife likes driving a manual more than an auto. She's probably more adamant about it than I am. I bought myself the 911 (my dream car) five years ago, when we had some extra cash. Two years ago, we came into some cash again, and I surprised her with a 1997 BMW Z3 (her dream car) for Christmas. She drives the Porsche at times as well. The only time I told her I didn't want her driving it was while breaking in the new motor. She was a tad grumpy, but understood the reasoning. Since then she has had it out a couple of times. Fair is fair. When I was doing the engine, she let me take her Z3 to Hershey. We are planning to take the 911 to Rennsport Reunion V next fall, which will be a 4 day drive for us. What fun is it to have something cool, if you can't share it with the one you love? She (and my two girls) are by far the most important things in my life. If she breaks the car, we will get it fixed.
At the risk of getting flamed...... it's only a car!!!